Parent and Offspring Dance: Vanitas Photography in Black UnderwaterThe Butterfly, or Swarm, series explores themes of transformation, fragility, and mortality through the symbolic and physical presence of butterflies suspended within water. Across cultures and histories, the butterfly has carried layered meanings regeneration, freedom, spirituality, and death most notably within Greek thought, where it is closely associated with the soul. These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct

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What would the artist Auguste Rodin or indeed his model posing in 'The Thinker' be contemplating if it were made today

producing subtle optical variations and a distinctive diffusion of light across the surface of the piece

where form is refracted

unique archival pigment print with museum varnish

Can be provided threaded with an M4 40mm bolt

The resulting images occupy a space between scientific inquiry and formal abstraction

mounted to a 2mm aluminium panel

The print is of a rare Caligo Eurilochus butterfly from the 'Swarm' series dated 2008-2012

Made from plant based polylactic acid

The cushion is hand finished in a rolled moleskin edging with an invisible zip to finish it off

This range of silk scarves is completely made by hand in a lovely weighted satin silk